...a pleasing aroma

       to the LORD.

       Numbers 28. 8

(It is not our sacrifice

nor what is

    in our sacrifice,

how big or small,

that brings the

      lingering fragrance,

but our change of heart.

The act of sacrifice

is not what God needs,

    but what we need

as a tangible sign

of our repentance

and love for Him.

God Almighty

   is not a god

who must be appeased,

but He is God,

who always

and continually forgives

and extends grace.)

O LORD,

We come before You

with hearts

willing to lay down

our transgressions

       before You

and take up

Your grace

to extend to those

all around us.

It is not what we

   drag to the altar,

but what we leave there,

and how we live

           differently

because of Your grace.

What can we do

that is pleasing to You

                today?

"Be Mine,"

        You remind us.